Garment



July 22, 1930. `s GQLDSTEIN I 1,771,253

` GARMENT Filed Jan. 15, 19150 Patented July 22, 193

PATE N1' OFFICE SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN, OF HICAGO, ILLINOIS GARMENTvApplication iled January 13, 1930. Serial No. 420,518.

'lhis invention relates to garments and its object is to provide acombination of vest and trousers as a single garment of simpleconstruction, neat and attractive in appearance, and comfortablewearing. f

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment in which a pairof vest sections are pe 'manently fastened at the sides of thewaist-band ofa pair of trousers and adapted to be buttoned in the usualmanne-r at the front with a belt arranged in the usual manner upon thetrousers and adapted to be fastened and unfastened and adjusted witl outinterference by the belt sections.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating a selected embodiment oftheinvention 1 isa front view with the vest sections unbuttoned. l

Fig. 2 is a side view. v

F ig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View on the line 3+?) of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings 5 designates the trousers, 6, 6 the vestsections and 7 the belt. rlhe vest sections comprise the two frontportions of the vest which are `provided with button-holes 8 and buttons9 to fasten the sections together at the front in the usualmanner. Thesesections are smaller than the front sectionsof an ordinary vest becausethey do not extend up to the shoulders and are intended only to coverthe front half of the waist of the wearer. rlhey may be made in variousshapes and designs to suit different tastes and, of course, they may bemade of any materials desired. The belt 7 is engaged with the usualloops 10 sewed to the trousers at the waistband, it may be of any kindsuitable for the purpose, and it is adaptf ed to be used in the ordinaryway. The rear edges of the vest sections are fastened to the trousers atthe waist-band at' Il above the lbelt and at 12 below thel belt, leavingthat portion of the rear edges which overlapsthe trousers, but betweenthe fastened parts they form loops to accommodate the belt so that itcan be adjusted without drawing or wrinkling or otherwise disturbing thevest sections.

My invention provides a garment of simple construction which is neat andattractive in appearance and comfortable to wear. The garment can be puton and taken olf like a pair of trousers and the vest sections can bebuttoned and unbuttoned like a vest. The vest sections answer thepurpose of concealing the waist-band and the belt of apair of trousersto present a pleasing appearance for wear` particularly in the summertime and in warm climates. The garment can be made up for dress wear,for sports wear and for ordinary wear; it can be made of any v suitablematerial and in any shape or design.

Many summer suits are sold without vests because a vest of the usualconstruction would make the suit too warm; but with my invention thesummer suit has all the advantages of a three-piece suit without thedisad-` vantages of'a separate vest. Sometimes the shirt works up andfolds over the top of the trousers presenting an unattractivev andsometimes unsightly appearance. My invention tends to hold the trouserssnugly upon the waist of the wearer and keeps the shirt from working upand forms a covering` at and above the top of the trousers to concealany looping of the shirt that may occur.

I have shown the invention in the drawings in a simple form whichillustrates the invention sufficiently to enable it to be readilyunderstood, but I reserve the right to make any changes therein whichmay be necessary or desirable within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a garment, a pair of trousers having belt loops at the upper endthereof through which a belt may be passed, in combination with vestsections having the rear edges thereof secured at the sides of thetrousers on eachside of the belt to provide other belt loops, said vestsections having detachable fastening means at the front free edgesthereof.

2. In a garment, a pair of trousers having belt loops at the upper endthereof through which e belt may be passed, in combination Withtruncated substantially triangular Vest sections having the narrower ofthe parallel edges thereof secured to the sides of the trousers andhaving portions of the other of the parallel edges disposed to extendabove the upper edge of the trousers, and detachable fastening ineensfor joining said' lest'named edges of said vest sections.

SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN.

